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Kelly Ripa Named Host of the Fifth Annual TV Land Awards
Ninety Minute Special from Santa Monica's Barker Hangar Honors the Best and
Brightest from the History of Television
NEW YORK, Jan. 31 -- TV Land today announced that Kelly
Ripa, actress and co-host of the popular syndicated morning talk show LIVE
with Regis and Kelly, will serve as host at the fifth annual TV Land
Awards. The show will tape on Saturday, April 14, 2007 at The Barker Hangar
in Santa Monica, CA before premiering on TV Land on Wednesday, April 25 at
9 p.m. ET/PT. The announcement was made today by Larry W. Jones, President,
TV Land.
The TV Land Awards is the network's fifth annual salute to Classic TV
stars, shows and the individuals whose work has endured the test of time.
Several awards will be bestowed upon some of television's legendary series'
and stars, which the network will announce in the coming weeks. Throughout
the ninety minute telecast, TV Land will feature dozens of celebrated past
and present TV performers as well as musical tributes, show parodies and
reunions of some of the most iconic casts from televisions' most beloved
shows.
"Kelly Ripa's high energy, vitality and passion for television make her
the perfect host of this year's TV Land Awards," states Larry W. Jones.
"She is a great talent and her personality is sure to resonate with our
audience."
Since 2001, Kelly Ripa has been co-host of the popular morning
syndicated talk show LIVE with Regis and Kelly. In her past five years
hosting with Regis Philbin, she has received three Daytime Emmy nominations
for Outstanding Talk Show Host. The show has been nominated for three
Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Talk Show and has received two TV Guide Award
nominations for Favorite Daytime Talk Show.
Ripa starred as Hayley Vaughan in a 12-year stint on ABC's All My
Children, where she won three Soap Opera Digest Awards -- two for
Outstanding Younger Lead Actress and one for Hottest Romance, which she
shared with her real-life husband and co-star, actor Mark Consuelos. Ripa
also received three Daytime Emmy nominations, two for Outstanding
Supporting Actress in a Drama Series and one for Outstanding Younger
Actress in a Drama Series. Additional television credits include her
starring role on ABC's Hope and Faith, a recurring role on the hit NBC
series Ed as well as the telefilms Someone to Love and It's a Very Merry
Muppet Christmas Movie. Ripa also co-starred in the acclaimed Miramax
feature Marvin's Room in 1996. In 1999, she won the Best Actress award at
the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival for her work
in The Stand-In. In 2001, Ripa was among People Magazine's "25 Most
Intriguing People" and E! Entertainment's "Top 20 Entertainers of the
Year."
Michael Levitt (Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again, TV Land Awards
2003-2006, Happy Days: 30th Anniversary Reunion) serves as Executive
Producer, Emmy-award winning Glenn Weiss as Director (The Miss Teen USA
Pageant 2005, BET Awards 2005, The 59th Annual Tony Awards 2005), Greg
Sills as Supervising Producer (Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again, The
Teen Choice Awards 2005, Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2005) and TV Land's
Sal Maniaci and Larry W. Jones also serve as Executive Producers.
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Now seen in over 88 million U.S. homes, TV Land is a division of MTV
Networks. TV Land's program mix features original programming, popular
dramas, sitcoms, westerns, Retromercials and a TV-referential interstitial
environment, all programmed to superserve Baby Boomers -- the first
generation of Americans to grow up watching television. TV Land Productions
was created in 2003 to develop original programming that complements the
network's successful acquired programming slate. TV Land Productions has
produced The TV Land Awards Show (March 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006) and
Chasing Farrah (Spring 2005). In 2006, TV Land premiered several original
productions including Generation Boom, I Pity The Fool starring Mr. T and
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg. The network features all-time Classic
hits like All in the Family, M*A*S*H, I Love Lucy, The Andy Griffith Show
and Bonanza.
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SOURCE TV Land
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